Estebrügge Swing Bridge – Jork - beautiful half-timbered houses loop from Buxtehude

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Estebrügge Swing Bridge – Jork - beautiful half-timbered houses loop from Buxtehude

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Estebrügge Swing Bridge – Jork - beautiful half-timbered houses loop from Buxtehude

01:20

21.1km

30m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 26, 2026

Tips

Includes a movable bridge

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After 6.47 km for 21 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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1.65 km

Historic Harbour of Buxtehude

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The harbor was once the heart of Buxtehude. The Hanseatic city was the first city to be built systematically around a central harbor basin. Cargo ships anchored in the harbor basin located in front of the city.

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2.72 km

Moorenderstraße cycle path along the dike

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A very nice cycle path along the Moorenderstraße on the dike 🚴🚴.

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6.47 km

Estebrügge Swing Bridge

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A picturesque swing bridge in Estebrügge. Unfortunately, I didn't get to see it in action. Luckily, I didn't have to wait. :-) The narrow bridge doesn't allow two-way traffic. It's lined with beautiful, old, colorful half-timbered houses.

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Estebrügge Swing Bridge

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A great cycling and hiking route leads to the historic swing bridge of Estebrügge.

The bridge turners from Estebrügge:

The bridge is a rarity in the German bridge landscape, the …

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Estebrügge Drawbridge and Half-Timbered Houses

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The fully functional swing bridge over the Este between Moorende and Estebrügge is one of the rarities in the German bridge landscape. For ships traveling on the Este between Hamburg …

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6.86 km

Estebrügge Village and Drawbridge

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Estebrugge is worthwhile with its houses, the church of St.Martin and the Esteburg. Estebrugge is a district of the municipality of Jork.

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7.89 km

Traditional half-timbered farmhouses in Altes Land

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Old fruit farms line the paths along the Este, some farms have very stately entrance portals and many facades have been sensationally restored and shine splendidly.

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11.8 km

Jork - beautiful half-timbered houses

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Here it is worth buying local fruit and stopping at one of the courtyard cafes and trying the homemade cakes.

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21.1 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.99 km

6.19 km

3.93 km

3.80 km

153 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

13.3 km

2.83 km

2.14 km

2.10 km

463 m

325 m

Elevation

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Weather

Monday 12 October

14°C

4°C

58 %

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Max wind speed: 19.0 km/h

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Comments

October 17, 2025,17.10.25 Von Buxtehude zum Obsthof nach Jork

After repairing my bike, we rode to a fruit farm in the Altes Land region today. The light, fresh breeze didn't bother us. It was still fun.

radtour-fotos.de

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October 29, 2023,Jork-Buxtehude-Moorende-Estebrügge-Jork

Bicycle tour from Jork to Buxtehude. Return via Moorende, Estebrügge to Jork.

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April 27, 2026,27.04.26 Zum Obsteinkauf auf den Herzapfelhof nach Jork

I've ridden to the Altes Land countless times. It's always beautiful. Especially now, when the fruit trees are in full bloom. Short stop at Herzapfelhof to buy vitamins.

radtour-fotos.de/apfelbluete-im-alten-land

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September 22, 2022,22.09.2022 Zum Äpfel zählen ins Alte Land 🍎🍎 😄

Nice weather and apple harvest in the Altes Land. There are over 11 million fruit trees here, around 90% of which are apples.

I quickly discarded the plan to count the apples, because in 2021 around 291,000 tons of apples were harvested in the Altes Land. One wonders who eats them all or drinks them pressed as apple juice.

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October 19, 2022,19.10.2022 Kleine Tour ins Alte Land

Bright red everywhere and the apple harvest in the Altes Land is in full swing. The little tour was really fun in the midday sun.

Pictures from the old country can be found on my site
radtour-fotos.de/das-alte-land

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March 23, 2022,23.03.2022 Radtour zum Obsthof im Alten Land

Nice to have the Altes Land right on your doorstep. Today the route led me to the fruit farm in Jork. Nice to drive. The old country still looks very bare at the moment. But that will change again in a few weeks when the cherry trees are in bloom.

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August 26, 2023,26.08.2023 Mal kurz nach Jork

Today's tour was more about photography than cycling. I drove through the orchards where the apples are already waiting to be picked. Always nice to see and photograph. From there we went on to the ice cream parlor in Jork and back to Buxtehude. A small tour, but it was fun again.

More reports on my bike tours at radtour-fotos.de

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September 9, 2024,09.09.24 Mal kurz nach Jork

Short tour in the afternoon. The most beautiful route to Jork leads through the fruit area.

More photos of my bike tours at radtour-fotos.de

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